Why medical students should learn how to teach

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 558-565

  Dandavino, M ^a   Snell, Linda ^a   Wiseman, Jeffrey ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FACULTY STUDENT RELATION; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION; STRATEGIC PLANNING; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING; TRAINING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PEER GROUP; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 35848948196     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701477449     Document Type: Review

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